OK Beast Podcast - Video Games and Culture

On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew discusses the new BioShock game that was announced by 2K, reacts to all of the announcements and winners from The Game Awards, and shares the biggest highlights from last week’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase and PlayStation State of Play. In the What’s Up section of the podcast, the guys talk about League of Legends, Jedi: Fallen Order, and Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch.

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

2K announced that a new Bioshock is in the works from new studio

The biggest announcements from Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase

State of Play: The Complete Recap

What’s Up:

The OK Beast Podcast crew played the following games this week:

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, League of Legends, Jedi: Fallen Order

Listener Questions (Tweet Us or Email [email protected]):

Chris Nelson asks, “Pick ONE, the rest don’t come to Switch – Metroid Prime Trilogy HD – Super Mario Galaxy 1&2 HD – Windwaker & Twilight Princess HD (Skyward Sword as a pre-order bonus)”

John Maddock asks, “Now that we have seen it. Do you think the Xbox Series X will be playable at E3? Is Ian awake? I know he was keeping them gamer hours last night? What did Alex think of League after being shown them ropes by Ian?”

Paul Warren asks, “which Game Awards result did you disagree with the most?

Eduardo Santana asks, “Would you prefer Wii or N64 games available on the Switch?”

Ryan Marshall asks, “We didn’t see BOTW2 at The Game Awards. When do you think we’ll see more? Do you think it’ll come out late 2020?”

Clint Gilmore asks, “Next year is gonna be a big one for Sony and Microsoft, but what do you think we’re gonna see from Nintendo next year? Only first party game we know of is Animal Crossing.”

Mikey Phillips asks, “How do you think they can make nemesis even more of a threat than Mister X was in the Re2 remake?”

On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew discusses the recently reported disc-less next-gen Xbox model, Campo Santo confirming the status of In the Valley of Gods, and the PlayStation 25th Anniversary. In the What’s Up section, the guys discuss all of the games they played over the holidays, including Jedi: Fallen Order, Death Stranding, Pokémon Sword & Shield, and more.

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

Sources: Microsoft Is Still Planning A Cheaper, Disc-Less Next-Gen Xbox

Valve and Campo Santo confirm In the Valley of Gods is “on hold” as developers work on Half-Life: Alyx, Dota Underlords, and other projects

What’s Up:

The OK Beast Podcast crew played the following games this week:

Jedi: Fallen Order, Pokemon Sword and Shield,  A Plague Tale: Innocence, Death Stranding, Astral Chain

Listener Questions (Tweet Us or Email [email protected]):

It’s the 25th Anniversary of the PlayStation, so we asked our audience to write in with their favorite PlayStation moments.

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On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew shares their Pokemon Sword and Shield impressions, and discusses Respawn’s latest Star Wars game, Jedi: Fallen Order. In the News and Topic of the Show segments, the guys discuss Valve announcing a new Half-Life VR game called Half-Life: Alyx and make their predictions for which games will win at The Game Awards.

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

Valve Announces New VR Project, Half Life: Alyx – Coming March 2020

What’s Up:

The OK Beast Podcast crew played the following games this week: Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield, Jedi: Fallen Order, and Death Stranding

Listener Questions (Tweet Us or Email [email protected]):

Mathew Verley: What are your thoughts on Fallen Order not only getting snubbed for this year’s Game Awards, but also next year’s?

Andrew Festner: You must plan a 3 game marathon. The only stipulations are that they must share a story theme in common and cannot be within the same franchise. For example, God of War, The Last of Us and Telltale’s The Walking Dead can have fatherhood be their thematic connection.

Pedro Venegas: What are your plans for Black Friday? I always love looking through the Black Friday ads and looking for some good deals

Insipid Ghost: Do you expect Jedi: Fallen Order helps EA to keep the Star Wars license when their contract is up or...

On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew shares their Death Stranding impressions, reacts to all of the news from Blizzcon in early November, and break down all of the Xbox announcements from X019. In the What’s Up section, Brandon discusses his time participating in the Project Xcloud preview while Ian raves about the new mobile card game, TEPPEN.

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

Every Major BlizzCon 2019 Announcement

X019 News Round Up

What’s Up:

The OK Beast Podcast crew played the following games this week: Death Stranding, Teppen: Capcom Card Game, The Outer Worlds, Project XCloud Preview

Listener Questions (Tweet Us or Email [email protected]):

Paul Warren writes in, “After Hyrule and Persona, what would be the best franchise to be another spinoff Warriors/Mushu game?

A – Game of Thrones

B – Lord of the Rings

C – Marvel

D – Star Wars

E – Bible

D – Other _______”

Andrew Cogswell asks, “OKB has had a wildly successful last two years, with 2019 in particular being pretty incredible. Where do you go now and how do you decide what direction to take the brand?”

Xyger asks, “How do you feel about obsidian’s new game Grounded? A 4 player survival game that’s a mix of honey I shrunk the kids and A Bug’s Life. Personally, I’m a little sad they aren’t working on a RPG series for Xbox, given Obsidian’s amazing track record of RPG’s.”

John Maddock asks, “Are we flying around the earth in Microsoft Flight Simulator for next extra life?”

Dylan asks, “How does Microsoft make money off Gamepass?”

Zeke Herman asks, “If y’all could give the Pokémon rights to any developer, would you give it to someone else or nah? #OKBP”

Alec Bobko asks, “Is there a better deal in gaming than Gamepass/Gamepass Ultimate? If so, tell me because I want in!”

Pedro asks, “Should I get an Xbox One S this Black Friday with the looming Project Scarlet next year? It’s gonna be $200 with Jedi Fallen Order deluxe edition.”

On this week’s early episode of the OK Beast Podcast, Alex and Blessing sit down to share their individual lists of the Top 50 favorite games of all time, including games like Undertale, The Last of Us, and Super Mario 64. This is a special one-off episode that the guys recorded a few days before Extra Life, so if there’s any breaking industry news, we won’t be discussing it on this episode.

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On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew has an Outer Worlds deep dive wherein they discuss Obsidian’s latest RPG, including their early decisions at Edgewater (spoilers at the end of the show), the game’s various systems and mechanics, and they’re favorite companions so far. Alex shares his thoughts on the multiplayer offerings in Modern Warfare, specifically the two-versus-two Gunfight mode, finally asserting that “Call of Duty is back.”

Lastly, for the Topic of the Show, the guys indulge Blessing and break down the latest quarterly earnings from Nintendo, Ubisoft, Call of Duty, EA, and more!

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

Death Stranding is coming to PC

A look at Sony’s mid to long term growth strategy for its Game and Network Services (Thread)

Summary of Earnings Reporting from Gamesindustry.biz

Yves Guillemot’s Statement Regarding Their Earnings Call

Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six Quarantine, and Gods and Monsters Are Now Next-Generation PS5 and Xbox Scarlett Games

Ubisoft wants Cross-platform play

What’s Up:

The guys played and talked about the following games this episode: The Outer Worlds, Modern Warfare 2v2, Astral Chain

On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew shares their impressions of classic role-playing detective game Disco Elysium as well as the first hour of The Outer Worlds. The guys also discuss spooky games, The Last of Us Part 2 being delayed until May 29, and Bethesda revealing a Fallout 76 subscription service called Fallout 1st.

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

The Last of Us Part II is Delayed to May 29

Fallout 76 reveals paid subscription service Fallout 1st

Ubisoft Delays Its Major Titles and Reports Low Earnings for 2019 Titles

What’s Up:

The guys played and talked about the following games this episode: The Outer Worlds impressions, Disco Elysium, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, One Piece, Yooka Laylee

Topic of the Show:

We polled our audience to see what their favorite spooky games are and read off the results!

On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew shares their impressions of Fortnite Chapter 2, Knights and Bikes, and Indivisible. In the News section, the guys discuss Riot Games announcing several new projects including a League of Legends fighting game as well as a character-based tactical FPS game; the new Analogue Pocket, which is a premium device coming in 2020 that plays original GameBoy hardware; and finally, Blizzard’s response to last week’s backlash after they suspended Hearthstone player Blitzchung.

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

Blizzard Responds to the Blitzchung Backlash

Blizzard finally suspends US Hearthstone team that staged Hong Kong livestream protest

Analogue Pocket Coming In 2020, Supports Thousands Of Game Boy Games

Every Game Announced at Riot’s Jam-Packed 10th Anniversary Livestream

What’s Up:

The guys played and talked about the following games this episode: Fortnite Chapter 2, Yooka Laylee and The Impossible Lair, Knights and Bikes, Red Dead Online, Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands, Indivisible

Listener Questions (Tweet Us or Email [email protected]):

Jared Schuh: What are you going to be for Halloween?

Mike Towndrow: Whats your fav Halloween candy and why is candy corn actual trash?

Keylocke: Do you feel like if blizzard could come out with a slate of announcements like riot did, would people forget about their issues like people have forgotten about what riot said to people about saying political stuff during league and all the sexual harassment issues riot has had?

ArtfullyNerd: What classic IP would you love to see bought back to life?

Angel: What’s y’alls favorite skin? (Aimed at Fortnite but doesn’t have to be strictly Fortnite) I still wanna get that banana dude in Fortnite.

Ryan Othman’s Spooky Quiz

On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew discusses new PlayStation 5 details that have emerged, including haptic controllers and modular game installation; Google saying Stadia will be faster than consoles in a few years by using “negative latency,” and Blizzard controversially banning Hearthstone champ Blitzchung for declaring liberation for Hong Kong.

In the What’s Up section, the guys discuss Yooka Laylee and The Impossible Lair, GRID, and Uncharted: Lost Legacy.

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

More PlayStation 5 Details are Revealed Via Wired

Google Claims Stadia Will Be Faster Than Consoles

Blizzard Controversy Sparks After Banning Player for Speaking Out Against China Policies

What’s Up:

The guys played and talked about the following games this episode: Yooka-Laylee & The Impossible Lair, Grid, Uncharted Lost Legacy, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

Listener Questions (Tweet Us or Email [email protected]):

Alec asks, “What are some of your “games of shame”? I.e. games that are popular but you haven’t played or finished them.”

Ghettonerdsociety asks, “what are your “sleeper hits” of 2019 so far?”

Luke asks, “Do you think the difference between Yooka-Laylee copying Banjo/DKC and the outrage at the new Cuphead clone is that Playtonic had many Ex-Rare folks working there? Or that their mission statement was a Banjo spiritual successor? Speaking of Rare, play Sea of Thieves, you cowards.”

Alex asks, “Are you a snail or a walrus? And why?”

Maria writes in, “Long time first time. Question on Alex’s recent fresh2death peacoat look… Who gave you permission?!”

Mikey a.k.a. Keylocke asks, “Crunchy or smooth peanut butter?”

On this week’s OK Beast Podcast, the crew discusses Shawn Layden departing Sony, PlayStation cross-play opening up to all developers as a tool, and director Jeff Kaplan stating that Nintendo can use any Overwatch characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the What’s Up section, the guys discuss MediEvil, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Apex Legends: Season 3, and more!

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The OK Beast Podcast is OKBeast.com’s weekly show dedicated to the biggest topics in video games and culture. If you enjoyed the show and would like to help us out, please review and subscribe to the OK Beast Podcast by visiting our page on the podcast platform of your choice.

Catch up on recent episodes here. Receive special perks by supporting us monthly at Patreon.com/OKBeast. As always, thank you for your support.

News:

Super Smash Bros can have ‘any single one’ of the Overwatch roster, director says

PS4 Cross-Play Exits Beta, Now a Full Feature For Developers

Bungie Will Release At Least One Non-Destiny Game by 2025

Shawn Layden departs Sony amid restructuring confusion and potential power struggle

What’s Up:

The guys played and talked about the following games this episode: MediEvil Demo, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Beta, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Link’s Awakening, Apex Season 3, Borderlands 3

Listener Questions (Tweet Us or Email [email protected]):

Alexandru asks, “With Overwatch coming to switch, do you see potentially EA trying to get Apex on switch too? I ask because Overwatch being a more intricate visual game than say Fortnite, do you think something like Apex is viable as well? (PLEASE LET IT HAPPEN.)”

Greysun asks, “If you had to choose one Overwatch character (who isn’t Tracer) for Smash DLC, who would you pick and why? #OKBP”

Marshall asks, “Which Smash character would you want in Overwatch?”

Keylocke asks, “Do you think cross play will help fighting games out a bit if developers go back and add it? Like hopefully a bigger pool of people playing will help with getting in matches faster but do you think it will really make that much an impact?”

Riana asks, “Try to guess each other’s 5th favorite game”

Jared asks, “If we put every video game executive into a real Battle Royale, who would win?”

PixelBrave asks, “What do you think about when thinking about “favorite game”? Is it more of a gut reaction or do you really think hard about how much you connect with the mechanics/story/replay ability and all that jazz?”